The Johns Hopkins Gazette: January 14, 2002

THE GAZETTE CALENDAR
Jan 14-21

COLLOQUIA

Fri., Jan. 18, 2 p.m. "Nano-Tracking: Cell Mechanics Without Pulling or Prodding," a colloquium with Scot Kuo; Parsons Auditorium. APL Simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus.

DISCUSSION/
TALK

Sun., Jan. 20, 3 p.m. "Kings, Hummingbirds and Monsters: Artist's Books at Evergreen," a gallery talk by curator Cindy Kelly, discussing the books created by the exhibiting artists and the Garrett Library collection. Reservations required. 410-516-0341. $10, $8 for Evergreen members. Evergreen House, 4545 N. Charles St.

Unique books created for the exhibit "Kings, Hummingbirds and Monsters: Artist's Books at Evergreen" will be the subject of a gallery talk Jan. 20 by Evergreen curator Cindy Kelly.

GRAND
ROUNDS

Wed., Jan. 16, 4 p.m. "War Against Malaria Transmission: Molecular and Immunological Attack," Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Grand Rounds with Nirbhay Kumar; W2030 BSPH. EB

Fri., Jan. 18, 2 p.m. "Urban Sprawl: What's Health Got To Do With It?" a Public Health Grand Rounds national live satellite broadcast presented by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sponsored by the Center for a Livable Future and the Johns Hopkins NIEHS Center in Urban Environmental Health. For information or to register, call 410-502-7578. W2030 BSPH. EB

LECTURES

Tues., Jan. 15, 12:05 p.m. "Risk Factors for Dengue Infection during the 1997 Cuban Epidemic" by Rosa Duran; W2030 BSPH. EB

MUSIC

Thurs., Jan. 17, 8 p.m. "Jazz at Peabody," featuring pianist Frank Vignola. Proceeds to benefit the Charlie Byrd Scholarship Fund. $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students with I.D. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Sat., Jan. 19, 8 p.m. Peabody Sinfonietta performs music by Beethoven and Mahler (with featured soloist baritone Randal Woodfield); Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Sun., Jan. 20, 3 p.m. "Mihaly Virizlay and Friends in Concert," featuring Virizlay, principal cellist of the BSO, pianists Robin Kissenger and Qing Li performing music by Bach, Mozart and Mendelsohn; Turner Auditorium. EB

Sun., Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m. Concert by pianist Jonathan Biss, Yale Gordon Young Artist including works by Janacek, Chopin, Debussy and Beethoven; Shriver Hall Auditorium. 6:30 p.m. Pre-concert lecture by Eileen Soskin of the Peabody Conservatory in Clipper Room, Shriver Hall. HW

OPEN
HOUSE

Wed., Jan. 16, 8 to 10 a.m., noon to 2 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Special Students' Day for on-site registration for Spring 2002 graduate courses in the School of Nursing. To RSVP, call 410-955-7548. Pink-ard Bldg. EB

SEMINARS

Mon., Jan. 14, 12:15 p.m. "Epigenetic Silencing of Genes in Cancer--Clues to Chromatin Function and Pathways of Tumorigenesis," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Stephen Baylin; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., Jan. 14, 4:30 p.m. "Depth in Rings of Invariants" a Mathematics seminar with Mara Neusel, University of Notre Dame; 211 Krieger. HW

Tues., Jan. 15, 9 a.m. to noon. "Laboratory Safety," a Health, Safety and Environment seminar intended for all JHU staff and students. Next scheduled date is Jan. 22. 410-955-5918 or 410-516-8798. 1 Remsen. HW

Tues., Jan. 15, noon. "Getting Structural Information Faster Through the Use of Long-Range Distance and Orientational Restraints," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Paul Rosevear, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; 612 Physiology. EB

Wed., Jan. 16, 10:30 a.m. "Stories of and Around p53," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Rainer Brachmann, Washington University School of Medicine; East Wing Auditorium, W1214 BSPH. EB

Wed., Jan. 16, 12:15 p.m. "Social Mobilization: Building Alliances to Promote Maternal and Neonatal Health," a Center for Communication Programs seminar with Nancy Russell; International Room, BSPH. EB

Wed., Jan. 16, 1 p.m. "Acupuncture for Pain Management," a Complementary and Alternative Medicine seminar with Brian Berman, University of Maryland; Auditorium, Weinberg Bldg. EB

Wed., Jan. 16, 4 p.m. "Structural Biology of Protein Modules from Receptor Signaling to Transcriptional Regulation," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Ming-Ming Zhou, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine; 303 WBSB. EB

Thurs., Jan. 17, 12:15 p.m. "Standing Youth and Sitting Youth: The Guinea Adolescent Reproductive Health Campaign--Mobilizing Communities in Support of Youth Health," a Center for Communication Programs seminar with Guillaume Bakadi; International Room, BSPH. EB

Thurs., Jan. 17, 12:45 p.m. "Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Temporal Mechanisms of Memory Process," a Neuroscience research seminar with Joe Z. Tsien, Princeton University; 811 WBSB. EB

Thurs., Jan. 17, 4 p.m. "AndroGens, EstroGens and TeratoGens in Gen Y," a Reproductive Sciences seminar with William Kelce, Pharmacia Corporation. Sponsored by Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; 240 Houck. EB

Fri., Jan. 18, 12:15 p.m. "The Role of Ypsilon Schachtel, a Drosophila Y-Box Protein, in Oogenesis," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Jennifer Mansfield, Columbia University; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

SPORTS

Tues., Jan. 15, 6 p.m. Men's and Women's Swimming, vs. West Chester; Newton White Athletic Center. HW

Sat., Jan. 19, noon. Men's and Women's Swimming, vs. Franklin and Marshall; Newton White Athletic Center. HW

Sat., Jan. 19, 5:30 p.m. Wrestling, vs. Gettysburg and Muhlenberg; Newton White Athletic Center. HW

THEATER

Mon., Jan. 14, 6 to 8 p.m., and Sat., Jan. 19, 1 to 4 p.m. Auditions for An American Dream, a Broadway-style revue to be presented by the Unified Voices of Johns Hopkins. Bring a cued audio tape or CD (music only), sheet music and portfolio. 410-955-8888. Turner Auditorium. EB

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